DeKALB, Ill. – Missouri will become the second Southeastern Conference football team to visit Huskie Stadium as Northern Illinois University and the University of Missouri on Friday announced a three-game series between the schools that will begin in 2028.
 
NIU will play the Tigers in Columbia on Sept. 30, 2028 and on Sept. 4, 2032, and NIU will play host to Missouri on Sept. 29, 2029. 
 
The 2028 game will mark the first meeting between the teams. 
 
The Huskies' lone victory over an SEC team came in 2003 when NIU defeated No. 21 Alabama, 19-16, in Tuscaloosa. All-time, NIU is 1-11 in 12 road games versus six different SEC opponents, including a 24-18 loss at Vanderbilt in 2019. The Commodores will become the first SEC team to play in DeKalb on Sept. 17, 2022.
 
In addition to the Missouri games, NIU has finalized a home-and-home series versus New Mexico State in 2024 and 2027. The Huskies will play in Las Cruces on Sept. 14, 2024 and will host the Aggies on Sept. 11, 2027.
 
NIU's 2020 non-conference schedule begins with the season opener versus Rhode Island at Huskie Stadium, followed by a road game at Maryland on Sept. 12.  After opening Mid-American Conference play at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 19, the Huskies will take on Iowa in Iowa City on Sept. 26. On October 24, the Huskies will play BYU in the 2020 Huskie Chi-Town Showdown at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. Single game tickets for that contest are now available. Click here.
 
Season tickets for NIU Football 2020 are on sale now at NIUHuskies.com and by calling 815-753-PACK (7225) with options for either five home games at Huskie Stadium or six games with the Huskie Stadium games and the Huskie Chi-Town Showdown contest versus BYU. Season tickets start at just $60 or $85 for general admission (East Side Tickets) or $110 and $135 for West Side Tickets.  Premium seating options are also available.  Click here to see all the football ticket options for 2020.   
 
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